15th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100088895 | Cylindrical Spring Fabricated by Compressive Force - A spring for use in downhole tools delivers a high force over a long deflection in a relatively uniform fashion. The spring is a tubular shape that is preferably metallic and is preferably plastically deformed into an undulating walled tube either before assembly into a downhole tool or downhole after assembly to the downhole tool. Alternatively the shape can be machined. Spacer rings are used inside and outside the tube as it is compressed to obtain the desired corrugated wall pattern and to prevent localized buckling that can cause wall failure. The spring can conduct pressurized fluids and be rotationally locked to transmit torque and to facilitate milling out. Some machining internally and/or externally can assist in forming the desired corrugated wall shape. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088896 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR A SECTION OF AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE IN COMPOSITE MATERIAL - The disclosed embodiments relate to a method for manufacturing an aircraft fuselage section of composite material that comprises the following operations manufacturing a one-piece section; cutting the section longitudinally; spreading apart two edges located on the two sides of the cut; reassembling the section and making a longitudinal joint with the two edges overlapping. The disclosed embodiments also relate to a section made in accordance with this method. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088897 | FINISHING PROCESS FOR BEARING COMPONENTS - A method for treating bearing components includes treating the bearing components in a tumbling-type cutting surface treatment; treating the bearing components in a tumbling-type burnishing treatment; and treating the bearing components in a tumbling-type cleaning and polishing treatment, to provide finished components. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088898 | PIPE CUTTER - A pipe cutter for cutting a pipe includes a cutting head assembly having a first carriage and a second carriage spaced apart to define a cutting area. The first carriage supports a cutting mechanism, and the second carriage is configured to support a pipe within the cutting area. The carriages have a locked state and an unlocked state such that when the carriages are in the unlocked state, the carriages are movable relative to each other and biased into the cutting area. The pipe cutter also includes a drive assembly configured to rotate the cutting head assembly and a locking mechanism configured for changing the carriages from the unlocked state to the locked state and for holding the carriages in the locked state. The locking mechanism includes an actuation member rotatably coupled to the first carriage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088899 | Carabiner with folding utility knife - A carabiner with a folding utility knife is provided, and the carabiner comprises: a handle element with two opposing first and second ends, the handle element has a cavity; a gate element for connecting the first and second ends of the handle element to form a handle element aperture, the gate element has opposing ends, at least one end of the gate element is pivotally attached to at least one end of the handle element, the gate element is movable to a closed position and an opened position; a blade; and a blade holder compartment having a front end and rear end, the rear end of the blade holder compartment is pivotally attached to at least a portion of the handle, the blade holder compartment comprises a cavity for receiving the blade, and the front end of the blade holder compartment has an aperture for allowing a portion of the blade to protrude from the aperture, and the blade holder compartment is movable to a closed position and an opened position. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088900 | Utility Cutter - A utility cutter includes a housing, a blade and blade shuttle, a blade trigger, and a trigger lock. The blade and blade shuttle are enclosed within the housing in a retracted position. The blade is extended from the housing in an extended position. The blade trigger includes a cavity and is coupled to the housing. The blade shuttle is conveyed from the retracted position to the extended position when the blade trigger pivots from a rest position to an engaged position. The trigger lock includes a projection and is accessible at the exterior of the housing through the blade trigger. The trigger lock is coupled to the blade trigger and the projection is in contact with the stop pin when the blade shuttle is in the retracted position. The blade trigger is pivotable from the rest position to the engaged position when the projection is released from the stop pin. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088901 | SNAP-OFF BLADE KNIFE WITH SAFETY STOP - A snap-off blade knife having a handle including a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a handle axis extending between the proximal portion and the distal portion is disclosed. The knife also includes a blade slidingly disposed within the handle along the handle axis. The blade comprises a plurality of scored segments. A blade stop fixedly extends from the distal portion of the handle. The blade stop includes a stop arm disposed to engage blade to limit extension of the blade from the handle. A kit comprising the snap-off knife and a blade segment snap-off tool is also disclosed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088902 | Handheld lawn tool - A handheld lawn tool including a first arm and a second arm, a third arm horizontally on the first arm and a forth arm pivotally on the second arm, an operator applying a functional grip on a first control grip over the third arm and on a second control grip along a first forward transport path in a horizontal cutting circle of a cutting tool, a reverse hand grasp on the second control grip for transposing the second grip into a third control grip with the boom arranged in a diagonal direction, the first functional hand grasp on the first control grip plus the second functional hand grasp on the third control grip with a vertical cutting circle of the cutting tool in a second transport path, the balancing point of the boom transposing between the transport path. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088903 | LASER WELD CUTTER - A laser weld cutter assembly that includes a right angle driver comprising: a motor contained within a motor housing; a handle assembly; a burr; and a cutting guide assembly comprising a support element attached to the motor housing, a base plate assembly pivotally attached to the support element, a cutting depth adjustment screw engaged with the base plate assembly and the support element, and a guard attached to the base plate assembly; and wherein the operator positions the output shaft assembly perpendicular to the direction of the weld to be cut, and moves the laser weld cutter assembly in a forward direction away from the operator, the rotation of the burr in the clockwise direction undercutting the material to be removed and providing ease in guiding the burr along the laser weld to be removed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088904 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CAPTURE OF A BROKEN SAWCHAIN - An arrangement for the capture of a broken sawchain ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088905 | CHAIN SAW EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE TIGHTNESS OF THE CUTTING CHAIN - The chain saw of the present invention includes a cutting device having a cutting chain mounted to turn around a drive sprocket and a guide bar which can be immobilized on a body by a jamming device and moved in two directions tending to move it closer to or further away from the drive sprocket relaxing the tension of the chain or ensuring its tension, respectively. The chain saw features a pushing device tending to automatically move the guide bar away from the drive sprocket, when the jamming device is loosened. The pushing device is formed by a slide against the rear end of which rests the rear end of the guide bar and an elastic component, preferably constituted by a helical spring resting, through the intermediary of its opposite ends against a fixed element of the body and against a surface of the front end of the slide. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088906 | Leveling Rake - A rake for leveling loose particulate matter on a ground surface is described. The rake head is constructed of a series of bars that are mounted in a mounting spar and spaced a fixed distance apart from each other. A rake handle is movably attached to the rake head. The bars may be made of round bar stock or channel stock. The surface of the bar that is in contact with the loose particulate matter that is to be leveled is a smooth continuous surface. Moving the rake head over ground that is covered with loose particulate matter will move the particulate matter around, pushing excess material into recesses and thereby leveling the surface. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088907 | ELECTRONIC SIGHT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The electronic sight includes a base, an optical window, a point light source, a photomask and a low-reflective layer. The optical window is disposed on a first end of the base. The point light source, disposed on a second end of the base, provides a lightbeam. The photomask is disposed between the point light source and the optical window, and the low-reflective layer is formed thereon. The lightbeam passes through the photomask along a first direction, hits the optical window, and is reflected toward a second direction by the optical window. The method for manufacturing the electronic sight includes: providing a base; providing an optical window disposed on a first end of the base; providing a point light source disposed on a second end of the base; providing a photomask; forming a low-reflective layer on the photomask; and positioning the photomask between the point light source and the optical window. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088908 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VERTICAL POSITIONS - The invention relates to a device and a method for determining the vertical spacing of objects while carrying out positioning tasks with a vertical travel portion. The object of providing a device and a method for determining the vertical spacing of objects while carrying out positioning tasks with a vertical travel portion, which, or with which, respectively, a vertical spacing determination can easily be carried out even after a power failure with a low outlay for apparatus, is achieved by a device for vertical spacing determination in that at least a first pressure sensor ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088909 | VEHICLE DRIVE AXIS ALIGNMENT DEVICE - An alignment device measures an angular offset between a vehicle body axis and a vehicle drive axis. The device includes an arm having a mounting portion for mounting to a vehicle such that the arm is aligned with the vehicle body axis. A wheel support member is coupled to the arm for rotation relative to the arm. A wheel is rotatably supported by the wheel support member and configured to roll on a ground surface, such that the wheel and the wheel support member are configured to self-align with the vehicle drive axis when the arm is mounted to the vehicle and the vehicle is driven on the ground surface. An indicator displays the angular offset between the wheel support member and the arm, which is indicative of the angular offset between the vehicle body axis and the vehicle drive axis. A method of carrying out a measurement with the device is also disclosed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088910 | AIMING OF A GEODETIC INSTRUMENT - A method for aiming a surveying instrument towards a selected target is disclosed. The method includes, in at least one embodiment, capturing an image using a camera in the surveying instrument; selecting a target by identifying an object point in the image captured by the surveying instrument; calculating first horizontal and vertical rotation angles based on the object point identified in the image; rotating the surveying instrument over the first horizontal and vertical rotation angles to an intermediate line of sight; measuring a distance to a point along the intermediate line of sight; and calculating second horizontal and vertical rotation angles based on the object point in the image and on the measured distance. In at least one embodiment, the method may be implemented using computer software, hardware, firmware or a combination thereof. There is also disclosed a surveying instrument in which at least one embodiment of the method is implemented. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088911 | Antenna Feed Angular Alignment Tool - An antenna feed angular alignment tool for an antenna feed and method of use. The tool having a body with a bore between a first end and a second end; a capsule, retained within the bore, having a first material and a second material enclosed within a cavity of the capsule. Coupling feature(s) integral with the body, proximate the first end are configured to rotationally couple with the antenna feed. The first material and the second material having different densities are movable within the capsule, indicating when the capsule and thereby the tool are aligned with a horizontal plane. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088912 | TILE SPACER AND HOLDER THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a removable tile spacer for enabling even spacing between a first tile and a second tile that are perpendicular to each other. The second tile has an end opposite the first tile. The removable tile spacer includes a first elongate member interposable between the first tile and the end of the second tile to provide spacing between the first tile and the second tile. The tile spacer includes a body. The first elongate member is connected to and extends away from the body at an angle relative to the body such that the body has at least a portion which is spaced-apart from both the first tile and the second tile when the first elongate member is interposed between the first tile and the end of the second tile. This thereby facilitates removal of the tile spacer when tile spacing is completed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088913 | Apparatus and Method for Simutaneously Functioning Internal Shaft and Plunger of a Micrometer - The base of the micrometer is made of steel ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088914 | Train Rail Alignment and Distance System - A train rail alignment and distance system. The train rail alignment and distance system is a durable, highly accurate, portable electronic measurement system that is used for determining both rail inclination and distance between substantially parallel train rail sections during the processes of railway construction, maintenance, and monitoring. The system is designed to work accurately across a wide temperature range and in extreme weather conditions. It is designed to be easily manufactured, configured and maintained. The system also includes several optional integrated features and functions such as: field calibration, factory configuration, GPS and/or USB integration, PC and/or Internet-based communications, and data logging, data storage, and data analysis capabilities. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088915 | Measuring device and keepsake for recording pregnancy measurements and pregnancy experiences - A device and method for: accurately measuring a pregnant abdomen, recording and storing all pregnancy measurements, recording and storing pregnancy milestones and experiences, comparing one or more pregnancies, and creating a pregnancy keepsake. The invention includes a 1st side and 2nd side both comprising: a pliable strip; a measuring scale; a week's pregnant scale; a marking surface; a start clasp; and an end clasp. The invention permits an accurate measurement of both fundal height and pregnant abdominal circumference. The invention also accepts written documentation for marking all pregnancy measurements and pregnancy experiences. Additionally, a plurality of labels and pregnancy themed markers are provided for attachment to the invention in order to mark the current pregnancy measurements and pregnancy experiences. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088916 | HEARING AID DRYER - An application for a hearing aid drying/disinfecting system includes a closable container with an internally mounted ultra-violet lamp for disinfecting the hearing aid. A heating element creates an internal temperature that is higher than ambient temperature and a fan circulates air through shielded vents from the outside of the container through the container and back out, thereby drying the hearing aid contained within the drying/disinfecting system. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088917 | Clothes dryer and door thereof - Disclosed are a clothes dryer and a door thereof. The door includes a glass assembly provided with a door glass; and a door cover connected to the glass assembly. The door cover has a vertically symmetrical structure, and is rotated against the glass assembly and then connected to the glass assembly, when the opening and closing direction of the door is changed. Thereby, when the opening and closing direction of the door is changed, only the door cover is rotated, and thus the opening and closing direction of the door is easily changed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088918 | Clothing dryer - A clothing dryer including a rotating drum, a shelf installed inside the rotating drum, and a support member, which is rotatably installed at a rear end of the shelf such that the shelf is supported by a rear surface of the rotating drum. The rear end of the shelf is installed on a rear surface of the rotating drum through the support member, so that the shelf is more stably installed inside the rotating drum. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088919 | AIR-DRYING ASSEMBLY - An air-drying assembly has a cabinet and an air conditioner. The cabinet has a door, a drying space, an air outlet, a fan and a drain device. The drying space is formed in the cabinet. The air outlet communicates with the drying space and outside of the cabinet. The fan is mounted near the air outlet in the cabinet. The drain device is mounted under the drying space in the cabinet. The air conditioner has an exhaust port that is mounted in the cabinet and communicates with the drying space. When the air conditioner is operated, airflow exhausted from the exhaust port can dry clothing or tableware in the drying space. Kinetic energy and heat energy of airflow is not wasted to provide an energy-saving effect. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088920 | Harvest drying method and apparatus - A multi-stage harvest dryer ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088921 | APPARATUS FOR DRYING A PAINTING PRODUCT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for drying a paint applied onto a bodywork of a motor vehicle, which apparatus is provided with a radiating assembly equipped with at least one catalytic panel fed with hydrocarbon gas for generating a first infrared radiation emission spectrum in the short-wavelength infrared band, in virtue of a catalytic reaction between the hydrocarbon gas and the oxygen present in the air, and arranged so as to emit the infrared radiations towards the bodywork to dry the paint, and is further provided with at least one air supplying device for blowing compressed air onto the catalytic panel so as to affect the catalytic reaction and generate a second infrared radiation emission spectrum distributed on the entire short-wavelength infrared band and broader than the first emission spectrum. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088922 | HEARING AID DRYER - An application for a hearing aid drying/disinfecting system includes a closable container with an internally mounted ultraviolet lamp for disinfecting the hearing aid. A heating element creates an internal temperature that is higher than ambient temperature and a fan circulates air through vents from the outside of the container over the hearing aid and back out, thereby drying the hearing aid contained within the drying/disinfecting system. The vents are positioned to reduce ultraviolet emissions out of the container. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088923 | MEAL DRYER/COOLER - Dryer/cooler ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088924 | BLOWER SYSTEM TO REMOVE PRECIPITATION FROM AN ANTENNA - A blower system to remove precipitation from an antenna may include a blower air plenum extending substantially completely along one side of the antenna. A vent is in communication with the blower air plenum and extends substantially completely along the one side of the antenna to direct an airstream across a surface of the antenna to remove precipitation from the antenna. The vent may include a contour to conform to a contour of the one side of the antenna. The blower system may also include an air compressor to force air into the blower air plenum and out the vent to form the airstream flowing across the surface of the antenna. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088925 | Lace and toungue configuration - The present invention uses a particular configuration of intermediate stitches between eyelets and elastic connection to provide supplemental support for shoelaces. The intermediate stitches also called inter eyelet stitches provide connection between the shoe and a tongue for supplemental support. The elastic connection additionally provides connection between the shoe and the tongue. The laces having received the stitch support can then be omitted, or styled in a variety of different configurations according to fashion requirements. The intermediate stitches preferably are placed between the third and fourth eyelet, between the first and second eyelet, and below the first eyelet. The elastic connection is preferably configured by the top eyelet also called the fifth eyelet connecting to the tongue. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088926 | Decorative Straps for Shoes - A decorative strap for a shoe includes a body having a shape that substantially corresponds to a shape of the strap section of the shoe. The body of the decorative strap includes a first end and a second end. Each of the ends includes a slot formed therein. The slot is configured to capture the rivets of the strap section of the shoe thereby coupling the decorative strap to the strap section such that the decorative strap completely covers the outer region of the strap section. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088927 | SHOE WITH SEPARABLE SOLE AND UPPER - Shoe with a separable sole and upper, wherein the sole ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088928 | Article of Footwear with Drainage Features - An article of footwear configured to drain water away from a foot wearing the article of footwear includes a plurality of drainage holes positioned between ribs formed on the sole. The drainage holes are formed along a centerline of the sole. The drainage holes are substantially vertical channels formed entirely through the sole. The ribs include raised center portions disposed at or near the inlets to the drainage holes to lift the foot away from the drainage holes. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088929 | SOLE FOR FOOTWEAR HAVING A TURNABLE ANTISLIP DEVICE AND FOOTWEAR COMPRISING SUCH SOLE - A sole and footwear including such a sole is provided with at least one turnable antislip device provided on the tread surface operatively facing towards the ground. The antislip device includes an articulation structure mounted on the tread surface and oscillatable moving away from the tread surface with respect to an oscillation axis; a support element having an antislip side, accommodated in an associated accommodation portion provided for on the tread surface, and rotatingly mounted with respect to the articulation structure around a revolution axis different from the oscillation axis, directing the antislip side selectively in an activated state towards the ground or in an inactivated state towards the tread surface. The rotation of the support element around the revolution axis controls the rotation of the articulation structure with respect to the oscillation axis. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088930 | Plow Device and Method - A plow device is disclosed. The plow device comprises a blade and a plurality of struts attached to the blade. Each strut comprises an arm comprising a first end and a second end. Each arm being attached to the blade at its first end. Each strut further comprising a tire wedge disposed at the second end of the arm. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088931 | Trenching Chain - A link for a cutting chain comprises a reduced number of parts including a body section and a journal pin. A plurality of links can be joined to form the cutting chain. The cutting chain can be used on a trenching machine having a boom encircled by an endless chain. The link includes a top surface for the placement of cutting teeth. The link increases the freedom of cutting teeth placement, can extend the useful life of the cutting chain and the drive sprocket, can reduce thermal cracking and failure, and can resist lateral forces that would force the cutting chain from the boom. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088932 | Convertible Steam Appliance - A steam appliance having a split handle with the upper part biased away from the handle base and an actuator for a water pump. When the appliance is pushed, the handle upper part is depressed and displaces a pump actuator to activate the pump. Use of a steam frame and steam towel allows an iron to be used as a steam cleaner. When a pole is mounted on the upper handle part, the appliance may be used as a steam mop that is activated by pushing the pole which depresses the handle to actuate the pump. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088933 | HINGE STRIPS FOR PRINTER PAPER - The present invention provides a page for binding in an album. The page includes a blank, printer paper sheet and a hinge strip mounted along an edge of the printer paper sheet, the hinge strip including a flexible line for allowing the hinge strip to bend along the flexible line and a portion for binding to an album. The paper sheet and the hinge strip are adapted to go through a printer together to provide a ready-to-bind printed page. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088934 | Fuel Door Display Cover - A display cover for a vehicle fuel door with a broad area for the placement of a printed logo or message. The display cover conformably surrounds the fuel door with a contractile elastic belt to draw the cover tightly about the fuel door. The outward exposed surface of the cover visually displays a message or logo in a trendy location. The cover is designed to display the message in a novel location and still be easily removed without marring the vehicle finish unlike a traditional bumper sticker. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088935 | Street sign extrusion - A street sign, made typically at least in part using an extrusion process, having a flat elongated section where the name of a street can be inscribed or otherwise indicated, and a length of thickened section along the top edge or the bottom edge of the flat elongated section, and including a channel or slot along at least a portion of the length of the thickened section. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088936 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING SEPARATION AND RUPTURE PORTION OF DISPLAY LABEL, DISPLAY LABEL-ATTACHED PRODUCT, AND DISPLAY LABEL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A method for processing a separation and rupture portion of a display label is a method for forming, on the display label attached to an attachment target object, the separation and rupture portion for rupturing the display label upon separation of the display label from the attachment target object. This method includes attaching, to the attachment target object, the display label having a back side on which an adhesive layer is formed, and then forming a slit serving as the separation and rupture portion on the display label. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088937 | PRICE DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a price display apparatus including a plate-shaped label having a price displaying unit; and a holder coupled to one side of the label and having a fixing portion protruding outward from the label. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088938 | Transparent Pocket to hold business/ID card onto Luggage Strap - An identification device including a flexible securing transparent cover element and a securing element. The transparent tag includes a three sided attachment to a luggage shoulder strap by which to insert an identification plate or the like. The transparent cover of the device is unattached to the shoulder strap at one side for access to the identification element and easy replacement. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088939 | TAG AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - On an information-showing portion | 2010-04-15 |
20100088940 | Merchandise Labeling - Disclosed is a unitary sheet-like merchandise labeling article that has a labeling tag flatly conjoined along a unifying flat bond zone with a flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag and includes an elastic fastening loop. The loop sides that define the loop are wider than the thickness of the elastic layer. Further, the flexible elastic layer that extends away from the tag has a thickness greater than the thickness of the tag and has a dispersion zone adjacent the unifying flat bond zone. The dispersion zone allows dissipation of elastic loop in-line stretching forces sufficiently to reduce transmission of such forces into the bond zone. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088941 | Frame with illuminated picture - The invention is directed toward an illuminated picture frame having a base panel and a front panel removably mounted to the base panel through the use of corner magnets. The base panel is formed with a top planar surface defining a rib structure extending from said planar surface for seating a light diffusion member, a photograph and a transparent cover for said photograph to be illuminated. A light source in the form of an LED strip is mounted on the top planar surface adjacent the light diffusion member and is connected by wiring to a battery power source. The base panel has a bottom planar surface with a mating assembly in the form of a plurality of sets of āLā shaped tracks formed on the planar surface for mounting a stand assembly, the stand assembly defining a housing containing at least one battery for powering the light source and defining a back planar surface with complimentary mating members which are slideably mounted on the base panel bottom planar surface tracks. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088942 | RECOIL ABSORBING FIREARM - A firearm is formed by a housing, in which an assembly of a carriage and a barrel with a muzzle stop, and a breech are displaceably supported, and wherein the breech is equipped with a return spring that is supported on the rear support surface of the housing, has a counter weight displaceably disposed in a longitudinal space located between the housing and the carriage, on the support surface of which counter weight the rear end of the return spring is supported, and which is seated in the front position thereof on a front stop surface of the carriage. The breach is seated in the rear position thereof on a rear stop surface of the carriage, the return spring is also supported on a front support surface of the housing at the front end in the front position of the breech, and a transfer element protrudes into the path of the breech, the transfer element being simultaneously supported on the carriage and on the counter weight, and in the outer position thereof pushing the counter weight against a front stop surface of the carriage. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088943 | CHAMBER LOCK HAVING A PUSHBUTTON FIRING PIN SPRING TENSIONING DEVICE - The invention relates to a chamber lock ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088944 | Illuminated Sight for use with Firearms and other instruments - A front sight assembly includes a self powered substantially permanent light source such as tritium source carried within a bore defined in a housing, where the housing preferably defines a structure symmetrically aligned along a central plane, where the bore carrying the light source has a central axis that lies within or parallel to the housing's central plane. The sight assembly housing terminates proximally in a proximal surface that faces the user when mounted on a firearm or other instrument. The sight assembly housing's proximal surface further includes a region surrounding or defining a periphery around the light source which is coated with, laminated with or altered to define a region of photo-luminescence that is substantially concentric with the center of the visible portion of light source. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088945 | Hardened Purse Ring - A purse ring for interconnecting a purse seine to a purse line is disclosed. Structurally, the purse ring includes a frame defining an aperture, with two rollers mounted across the aperture. As constructed, the rollers and the first and second sides of the frame between the rollers define a periphery around a passageway for receiving the purse line. Importantly, the portion of the first side of the frame adjacent the distal roller includes a hard facing in order to reduce wear. Also, the purse ring includes a cable release arm pivotally mounted as a portion of the second side of the frame, a sleeve for engaging the free end of the cable release arm to the frame, and a lock for holding the sleeve in place. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088946 | FISHING HOOK - The invention relates to a fishing hook having three loose fishing rods ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088947 | Portable electronic lighted insect zapper - An insect destroying device is battery operated and shaped somewhat like a squash or tennis racquet in order to provide a wide opening to enable insects to make contact with one of two outer grids and an inner grid. Both a manual and static technique is provided for enabling contact with insects while destroying them. An uppermost portion of the housing includes an open area in which a narrow strip of central grid is exposed adjacent two ground grids to enable exposure to an insect discovered along the corner between the wall and the ceiling, or where the wall meets a wall at a 90 degree angle, or between the wall and the floor where it is very difficult to have the insect make contact with the center grid or ground grids through the main openings of the grid support area. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088948 | Device for catching phototaxis flying insects - The invention is to provide a device for catching phototaxis flying insects, which is utilized by light irradiating to attract the phototaxis flying insects to gather into the device for facilitating catching the phototaxis flying insects, comprises a light reflecting member having a plurality of reflecting portions for reflecting multi-directional diffused light for attracting the phototaxis flying insects; and a catching member for allowing the phototaxis flying insects to be caught and collected. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088949 | METHOD OF CONDITIONING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method of Improving the efficiency of a diesel engine provided with a source of diesel fuel includes the steps of: a) adding to the diesel fuel a reverse-micellar composition having an aqueous first disperse phase that includes a free radical initiator and a first continuous phase that includes a first hydrocarbon liquid, a first surfactant, and optionally a co-surfactant, thereby producing a modified diesel fuel; and b) operating the engine, thereby combusting the modified diesel fuel. The efficiency of a diesel engine provided with a source of diesel fuel and a source of lubricating oil can also be improved by modifying the lubricating oil by the addition of a stabilized nanoparticulate composition of cerium dioxide. The efficiency of a diesel engine can also be improved by adding to the diesel fuel a reverse-micellar composition that includes an aqueous disperse phase containing boric acid or a borate salt. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088950 | Oils - A fuel oil composition is disclosed. The fuel oil composition includes (a) a fuel oil which contains alkyl esters of fatty acids obtained from vegetable or animal materials processed by contacting the esters with one or more ion-exchange materials, comprising materials represented by the formula: | 2010-04-15 |
20100088951 | Novel Methods of Higher Alcohol Synthesis - Systems, catalysts, and methods are provided for transforming carbon based material into synthetic mixed alcohol fuel. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088952 | HIGH PRESSURE EXTRACTION - A reactor system comprising two or more subterranean reactors for high pressure treatment of materials. The reactors each comprise an inlet tube, a reaction region and an outlet tube and are deep enough for material in the inlet and outlet tubes to produce significant hydrostatic pressure. The reactors are adapted to exchange heat which may occur through a shared heat transferring wall or a heat exchanger including circulating liquid. The invention also extends to a method of simultaneously running two processes in the reactor system. The preferred processes are hydrothermal dewatering of coal, especially brown coal, and coal liquefaction wherein exothermic heat product of one process contributes to the heating requirements of the other process. The invention also extends to a method of hydrothermal dewatering of coal when conducted in a subterranean reactor in conditions of decreasing pressure. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088953 | Mobile Greenhouse - A mobile greenhouse includes a cultivation area that has a bottom tray with a seedbed with seeds. The mobile greenhouse includes equipment that has at least two of the list of a water supply system for wetting the seedbed, a nutrient supply system for administering nutrients to the seedbed, a ventilation system for circulating air through the cultivation area, a shutter system for controlling outside radiation into the cultivation area, a light system for illuminating the seedbed and a heating system for the seedbed and/or the cultivation area. Further, the mobile greenhouse includes a control system that controls the equipment, the control system having an input mechanism to set the control system so that it controls the equipment in accordance with the requirements of the type of the seeds in the seedbed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088954 | Package With Seeds - A package includes seeds of a plant variety, the seeds being ready to start germinating after being wetted and having a coating to accelerate or delay germinating. The package contains seeds with different coatings causing different accelerations and/or delays in the start of germination. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088955 | HIGHLY BUOYANT AND SEMI-RIGID FLOATING ISLANDS - A buoyant walkway or island and its method of manufacture. In a preferred embodiment, the buoyant walkway comprising: an internal frame comprising semi-rigid members that are attached to one another, said internal semi-rigid frame having openings; an internal block disposed in each of said openings, said internal blocks being spaced apart from one another by gaps and forming a top surface and a bottom surface; cured thermoplastic foam disposed in said gaps that attach said internal blocks to said semi-rigid internal frame and to one another; a permeable top layer that is attached to said top surface; and a bottom layer that is attached to said bottom surface. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088956 | COMBINATION-CELL FOAM FLOATING ISLAND - A floating island comprising a combination-cell thermoplastic foam. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is a floating island comprising: an island body comprising at least a first portion that comprises a combination-cell thermoplastic foam and having a cavity; and a bedding material that is disposed in said cavity; wherein said combination-cell thermoplastic foam is buoyant in water and permeable to gas and water. In another embodiment, the invention is a floating island comprising: an island body comprising a first matrix layer, a second matrix layer and a third matrix layer; and a gas-trapping insert that is disposed between two of said layers. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088957 | NATURAL TURF WITH BINDER - A playing surface according to the invention includes turf, sand, fibers and organic binder, wherein the playing surface may be harvested in rolls. A field including the playing surface may have a sand base layer. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088958 | MIXING AND FEEDING AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF ALKALI METAL SALT AND PARTICLES OF SULFUR-CONTAINING CARBONACEOUS FUEL FOR GASIFICATION - A process of producing a combustible gas from a solid sulfur-containing carbonaceous fuel is provided. In the process, an aqueous solution is provided. A solute of the solution is a carbonate salt of an alkali metal. Particles of the fuel and the aqueous solution are mixed ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088959 | Method and Device for the Entrained-Flow Gasification of Solid Fuels under Pressure - The invention relates to a gasification reactor ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088960 | SOLAR-SHADING ASSEMBLY WITH HIDDEN FASTENING DEVICE - A solar-shading assembly for fastening to a support mullion, comprises an elongate louver member having longitudinal front and rear edges, an elongate cap element for extending along and covering the rear edge, a bracket which is connectable to the support mullion, and a fastening device for connecting the bracket to the rear edge of the louver member. The in use fastening device is coverable by the cap element so as to hide the fastening device from view. Preferably, at least part of the bracket is also coverable by the cap element so as to hide the said part of the bracket from view. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088961 | Sectional door with mid-aspect opening capability - The present invention is directed generically to a closure for a portal within a structure, and more specifically, to a closure such as a sectional-type door, comprising plural door panels wherein one or more door panels can be operated independently of the remaining door panels and thereby the ingress point may be only partially occluded. Presently, sectional-type doors are used to block ingress/egress into permanent structures such as commercial and residential garages, and on a reduced scale, to block ingress/egress into mobile structures such as panel vans and storage containers. Heretofore, sectional-type doors have typically been employed wherein the sectional door traverse tracks located on either side of a portal as a linked series of door panels. Due to the means by which the series of door panels are linked, a sectional-type door may only be in one of three states relative to the portal opening: fully closed to a lower aspect, fully open to an upper aspect, and partially open wherein the sectional-type door depends from an upper aspect and thereby providing an unoccluded gap in the lower aspect. By modifying the means by which an individual door panel is linked to neighboring panels, it possible to independently operate one or more sectional-type door panels and thereby provide an opening in a portal occluded by a sectional-type door wherein a lower aspect of the portal opening is occluded and an opening is provided above the lower aspect and below the upper aspect. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088962 | DOOR SAFETY SHIELD - A door safety shield generally includes a door edge attachment portion, a bridge portion, and a door jamb attachment portion. The door edge attachment portion includes a cornering portion which serves to resist detaching forces on the shield at the door edge caused by forces applied to the shield or opening and closing of the door. The bridge portion includes a tambour panel which moves in a rolling fashion, away from the door's hinge, at least when an external force is applied to the shield. The configuration of the tambour panel serves to prevent injuries between the door and the door jamb, and also serves to resist detaching forces on the shield at the door jamb. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088963 | CEILING DRIVING UNIT FOR MOVING DOORS - A ceiling driving unit for moving doors comprises a motor unit ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088964 | SNAP-IN GLASS RETENTION FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A snap-in glass carrier engageable with a window regulator assembly for snap fitting a movable door glass with a glass retention hole to the glass carrier is disclosed. The glass carrier may comprise a glass carrier base and a spring finger. The spring finger may extend in a cantilevered fashion from the base and include a barb spaced from the base and engaged with the retention hole. The spring finger may also include a spring finger neck adjacent to the base and connecting to the base at an attachment location, with the spring finger neck being tapered and having a curvature configured to align the attachment location directly under an edge of the glass when the glass is mounted to the glass carrier. The snap-in glass carrier may also include saber-toothed ribs under the barb and a support bridge for the spring finger. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088965 | OVERHEAD DOOR WITH DUAL TRACK MOUNTING - An overhead door, which is adapted to have its primary tracking members temporarily disengaged from their primary track when impacted by a substantial force when in the closed or partially closed position, is adapted to smoothly transition from its vertical, closed position to a non-vertical, open position by the use of second tracking members and track which come into use as the door panels transition from a vertical orientation to a non-vertical orientation. The impact caused disengagement feature is therefore effective without interference from the second tracking members, but progressively gives way to the second tracking members and track as the door is raised toward an open position. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088966 | Container Door Structure - A door end structure of a container comprises an upper end beam, a lower end beam, a container door and a locking lever. The container door comprises an upper door beam, a lower door beam and a door panel which is a vertical corrugated plate. The locking lever is received in a trough of the vertical type door panel. The upper door beam comprises a web plate and an upper wing plate, and the lower door beam comprises a web plate and a lower wing plate. Both the inner side surface of the web plate of the upper door beam and the inner side surface of the web plate of the lower door beam are flush with the inner side surface of the door panel. A concave is provided at a lower corner outside the upper end beam, and the upper wing plate of the upper door beam is located in the concave and its bottom surface is at most flush with that of the upper end beam. A concave is provided at an upper corner outside the lower end beam, and the lower wing plate of the lower door beam is located in the concave and its top surface is at most flush with that of the lower end beam. A door seal tape is provided on the upper wing plate of the upper door beam and the lower wing plate of the lower door beam. Therefore, the space in the interior of the container can be efficiently increased without changing the external dimension of the container. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088967 | SEALING GATE FOR STRIPS - The invention relates to a sealing gate ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088968 | WINDOW GLASS DOWN STOP STABILIZER FOR A VEHICLE DOOR - A vehicle door is disclosed that has a movable window and a window regulator including a regulator rail and a regulator slider slidably mounted on the regulator rail and engaging the window for movement between a closed position and a fully open position. The door also has a window down stop stabilizer assembly including a position detecting assembly that detects when the window is in the fully open position, a bumper movable between a first position spaced from the window and a second position in contact with the window, and a bumper actuator that moves the bumper into and out of contact with the window. When the window is in the fully open position, the bumper actuator will move the bumper into the second position and when the window is not in the fully open position, the bumper actuator will move the bumper into the first position. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088969 | DIAMOND SINTER - A diamond sinter which has higher hardness than conventional diamond sinters and is excellent in strength including chipping resistance and wearing resistance. The diamond sinter comprises diamond particles and a binder and is characterized in that the binder comprises: a solid solution comprising carbon, tungsten, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, niobium, and chromium; and an iron-group element represented by cobalt. It is further characterized in that adjacent diamond particles are bonded to each other. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088970 | SMART MULTIFUNCTIONING BUILDING PANEL - A multifunctional panel for a building comprises an insulative body, an exterior surface, and an interior surface. A sensor is provided to measure an interior condition in the interior of the building and an exterior condition in the exterior of the building, and generate a sensor signal in response to the difference between the measured interior and exterior conditions. A signal coupler can transmit the sensor signal to other multifunctional panels, receive an input signal from another multifunctional panel, or pass power to power a device in or about the insulative body. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088971 | SCREENED GUTTER PROTECTION - System, device and method for providing screened protection to gutters from clogging debris. Protection is provided by using a panel that includes rain siphoning louvered technology covered by a filter or screen. The rows of louvers are offset to direct water into the vertical openings. The louvered portion is dome shaped to permit the louvers to be vertical and to help debris roll off the sides. The filter is molded to the rows of louvers to conduct water to the vertical openings of the louvers. The filter or screen is secured to the panel by being laid in opposing hems on the two sides of the louvered portion of the panel and then by rolling beads or ribs onto the hemmed portions. The panel ends in one side in alignment ribs that are used to mount the gutter protection system under the roofing material. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088972 | Modular Construction Panels, Systems, And Methods of Installation - Modular construction panels, systems, and methods of installation are set forth for use in creating buildings. A modular construction panel includes a panel having a height, opposed faces, and opposed generally vertical ends. In one embodiment, a keyway receiver is integral with the panel adjacent one of the ends, and a keyway spline is integral with the panel adjacent the other end. In another embodiment, a keyway receiver is integral with the panel adjacent one of the ends. In still another embodiment, a keyway receiver is integral with the panel adjacent one of the ends. One modular construction system includes first and second panels, each having: a height, opposed faces, opposed generally vertical first and second ends, a keyway receiver at the first end or one of the faces adjacent the first end, and a keyway spline at the second end or one of the faces adjacent the second end. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088973 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING AN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING PLANT AND RELATED PLANTS - The invention relates to a method for extending an automobile manufacturing plant in order to increase the vehicle production rate and in order to obtain a new plant from a plant some years older, wherein welding ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088974 | Re-Deployable Above Ground Shelter - Work crews temporarily operating in remote areas can be subject to dangers such as tornados, hurricanes and explosive blast waves. A re-deployable aboveground protective shelter suitable for use in such environments utilizes retractable stabilizing arms and/or passive valved ductwork to resist uplift, overturning and sliding. Because the protective shelter does not rely upon excessive weight to counter wind forces, the protective shelter can be quickly, easily and inexpensively redeployed to new sites. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088975 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A HEAVY MODULAR UNIT AND A MODULAR UNIT PRODUCED ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - The present invention encompasses a method, on a building site, of forming a stable and, in terms of weight, heavy modular unit under the utilisation of prefabricated, in terms of weight considerably lighter, modular unit ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088976 | Gazebo Structure - The present invention includes a system or kit of injection molded panels and other components having integrated connectors which combine together to form an enclosure, preferably in the form of a gazebo. The support posts, roof rafters, roof supports, roof panels and walls are formed of injection molded plastic to interlock with one another without the need for separate I-beam connectors. The system incorporates a minimum number of components to construct a gazebo type enclosure by integrally forming connectors in to the injection molded components and panels. This minimizes the need for separate extruded or molded connectors to assemble the enclosure. The symmetry of the support posts, roof rafters, roof supports, roof panels and other components also minimizes the shapes of the components and simplifies construction of the gazebo. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FINISHING A WALL SURFACE - A method and system finish member for forming a wall surface is provided. The finish member comprises a substantially organic material having a length along a longitudinal axis and a thickness perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and the finish member is flexible along the length in a direction of the thickness. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088978 | Tilt-Wall Panel - Embodiments of a panel for use in building a tilt-wall building are disclosed, some of which comprise a plurality of structural studs, each comprising: a baseplate; an exterior-facing sidewall and an interior-facing sidewall connected by the baseplate; and a tab punched out of each of the sidewalls; an exterior concrete surface in which the tabs punched out of the exterior-facing sidewalls are embedded; and an interior concrete surface in which the tabs punched out of the interior-facing sidewalls are embedded; where the exterior and interior concrete surfaces are substantially planar surfaces that are substantially parallel to each other. Methods for forming tilt-wall panels are also disclosed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088979 | "Log" buildings with strengthening and insulating saddles - A building wall or roof is formed of tubular structural members arranged in parallel, planar, spaced-apart relation. Saddle-shaped structural members having strengthening portions are respectively mounted on the tubular members with a clearance space, and thermal and/or acoustical insulation is interposed in the clearance space between the strengthening portions and the tubular members. As compared to conventional tubular log structures, the resulting wall or roof is resistant to horizontal forces generated by the wind or earthquakes and is faster and easier to construct and, furthermore, considerably better performing in terms of thermal and acoustic insulation without having to increase its thickness on an otherwise proportionate basis. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088980 | SEISMIC ISOLATOR AND METHOD TO PRODUCE SAID SEISMIC ISOLATOR - A seismic isolator includes at least two layers disposed one on top of the other and made of an elastomer material and at least a reinforcement element in the form of a sheet, disposed between the layers and made of fibers. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088981 | Structural Insulated Panel for a Foundation Wall and Foundation Wall Incorporating Same - A foundation wall comprises a plurality of abutting, generally upright structural insulated panels, each of the panels comprising a slab of insulation sandwiched between first and second sheets and a top plate adjacent the top of the panel and overlaying the insulation. The lower end of the panel is devoid of a bottom plate. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088982 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF DRY LAYING OF COVERING ELEMENTS FOR FLOORS OR WALLS AND A SUPPORT FOR SAID SYSTEM - The system comprises at least one laminar element ( | 2010-04-15 |
20100088983 | Adjustable Masonry Form - An adjustable masonry form is disclosed for use in masonry constructions. The adjustable masonry form comprises a planar base section to support the masonry elements which will comprise the masonry construction, and a plurality of attachment elements secured to the planar base and at least one horizontal breakaway element for use in modifying the width of the planar base. The adjustable masonry form is constructed from material rigid enough to support the masonry elements, but flexible enough to be bent to conform to any given masonry construction without unwanted buckling of the form. The form is left in position permanently, obviating the need to build a temporary arch support saving time and expense and obviating waste of materials. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088984 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES CONTAINING SUCH - A lightweight cementitious composition containing from 22 to 90 volume percent of a cement composition and from 10 to 78 volume percent of particles having an average particle diameter of from 0.2 mm to 8 mm, a bulk density of from 0.03 g/cc to 0.64 g/cc, an aspect ratio of from 1 to 3, where after the lightweight cementitious composition is set it has a compressive strength of at least 1700 psi as tested according to ASTM C39. The cementitious composition can be used to make concrete masonry units, construction panels, road beds and other articles and can be included as a layer on wall panels and floor panels and can be used in insulated concrete forms. Aspects of the lightweight cementitious composition can be used to make lightweight structural units. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088985 | Connection Of Prestressing Sheath Sections Of A Structure Having A Series Of Precast Elements - The prestressed building structure comprises an assembly of precast elements separated by gaps occupied by an interface product, one or more prestressing sheaths having sections respectively incorporated into the precast elements, and a prestressing tendon tensioned inside the sheath. The sheath sections are respectively fitted with first and second end pieces opening out on the facing surfaces of the two precast elements. The first end piece has a flared opening. An elastic connecting sleeve is connected in a sealed manner to the second end piece. The sleeve presses against the first end piece, which compresses it longitudinally to ensure a seal between the inside of the sheath sections and the gap separating the adjacent surfaces of the two elements. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088986 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING, SUCH BUILDING, AND WALL AND FLOOR ELEMENTS FOR USE THEREIN - The invention relates to a method of constructing a building, comprising the step of providing a skeleton for a building wall of the building. The skeleton includes at least upright building elements such as columns or dividing walls. At least one lightweight, heat insulating and fire retarding wall element is placed between each adjacent pair of said columns. The columns are covered to provide substantially closed wall surfaces. The wall surfaces are covered with a covering layer having properties so as to provide fire-resistance to the complete wall. The covering layer on the inside wall surface may include a base layer of modified resin mortar, and a top layer of plaster mortar. The covering layer on the outside wall surface may include a base layer of modified resin mortar and a top layer of mineral mortar. Lightweight, heat insulating floor elements are placed and interconnected, and supported if necessary, and thereafter structural fill-material, such as concrete, is poured onto the floor elements to form a floor. The invention also includes a building, and wall and floor elements. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088987 | VENTILATED SIDING SYSTEM - A lap siding system for use on an exterior of a building that includes a plank having a length and a complementary member, such as corner trim, door trim, etc. The lap siding system further includes a flashing disposed between the plank and the complementary member. The plank, the complementary member, and the flashing are adapted to be coupled to an exterior of a substructure of a building. At least one of the plank, the complementary member, and the flashing is adapted to create at least one ventilation channel between the substructure of the building and at least one of the plank, the complementary member, and the flashing. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088988 | POLYMER BUILDING PRODUCTS - In polymer building products, such as polymer siding, polymer roofing, j-blocks, gable vents, etc., characterized by fastener apertures each comprising an elongate slot bounded by a peripheral wall defining the slot, the peripheral wall having a height, a fastener centering-guide comprising a layer of material extending into the elongate slot from the peripheral wall thereof, the layer of material having defined therein (a) an elongate opening that is generally parallel to, but of smaller transverse dimensions than, the elongate slot, and (b) a predetermined location, defined intermediate the length of the elongate opening, for receiving a fastener therethrough, and wherein further the layer of material is characterized by a thickness that is less than the height of the peripheral wall and sufficiently thin so as to permit relative movement between a fastener extending through the centering guide and the polymer building product. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088989 | Concrete veneer panel with air entrained concrete core - A multi-layered veneer panel that includes a foamed core, a concrete surface layer, and a mounting device. The concrete surface layer forms a front surface and an edge perimeter region of the veneer panel. The front surface approximates a desired topography of a simulated wall. The foamed core forms a back surface of the veneer panel and is disposed adjacent the concrete surface layer. The mounting device is cast into at least one of the concrete surface layer and the foamed core and extends from the edge perimeter region. A method of making a multi-layered veneer panel is also disclosed. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088990 | Horizontally Engineered Hardwood Floor and Method of Installation - Horizontally engineered floor boards are provided by this invention. The floor board includes a top decorative layer placed on a plurality of strips. The plurality of strips are arranged to have some in X-axis orientation and some in Y-axis orientation. The plurality of strips also has characteristics that allow the wood floor board to be installed as a tile. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088991 | Method of Producing a Vacuum Panel, One Such Vacuum Panel, and a Masonry Block Using the Panel - A method of producing a substantially parallelepiped vacuum panel which has, in an outwardly gas-tight manner in a sleeve or envelope, a filling made of granular or powdered degassed support elements, preferably silica particles, the interior of the sleeve being evacuated and the support elements being moved closely together and being enclosed by the sleeve, the sleeve comprising an encapsulation by injection-molding or overmolding of a plastic material. For forming two sides of the sleeve remote from one another, metal plates are provided, between which the support elements are arranged. The peripheral rims of the metal plates are positively and non-positively embedded by the encapsulation by injection-molding and/or overmolding. Additionally, a permeation barrier layer may be provided on at least the encapsulation by injection-molding and/or overmolding. Moreover, getter materials may be provided between the support elements. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088992 | CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING VENEER PANELS - A connector for coupling a veneer panel to a back-up comprises a support member comprising a mounting flange adapted for securing the support member to said back-up wall, and first and second support member side walls extending outwardly from the mounting flange. The first and second support member side walls define at least one generally horizontal slot when the support member is secured to the back-up wall. The connector further comprises a veneer connector configured for non-rotational sliding receipt in the generally horizontal slot and adapted to support a generally horizontal edge of said veneer panel when the veneer connector is received in the generally horizontal slot and when the support member is secured to the back-up wall. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088993 | FLOOR PANEL - A floor panel is bounded in a horizontal plane by a top side, which is provided with a decorative layer, and an underside, which is provided for bearing on an underlying surface. The floor panel is provided with connecting structure for the releasable connection of at least two panels. The connecting structure is formed on at least one first side edge such that locking takes place in the transverse direction and vertical direction. A form-fitting element for locking in the vertical direction with a further panel is formed on a second side edge, which runs at an angle to the first side edge. A tongue is formed on the first side edge, the tongue extending in the longitudinal direction of the side edge, and a recess, corresponding to the tongue, is formed on an opposite side edge. | 2010-04-15 |
20100088994 | ASSEMBLY CONSISTING OF A CONSTRUCTION ELEMENT AND A MASONRY TOOL - A set comprising a construction element and a masonry tool, said construction element comprising a first face and a second face substantially oriented in planes parallel to the axes of the length l and width d and separated from each other by a height h, said first face comprising at least two ribs oriented substantially parallel to the axis of the length l and separated in each case from each other in the axis of the width d by a first so hollow, and a third face and a fourth face, substantially oriented in planes parallel to the axes of the width d and height h, and separated by a length l, said first hollow is open at least on said third face, said masonry tool comprises at least two sections sized so as to be able to be placed straddling in each case on one of the ribs and each arranged so as to be is able to slide on said rib on which it is placed. | 2010-04-15 |